Apple introduces new child safety features in iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and MacOS. The move is part of its efforts to limit the spread of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in the U.S. Apple already checks iCloud files and images sent over email against known child abuse imagery, as do tech giants like Google, Twitter, Microsoft, Facebook, and Dropbox. The company’s attempt to walk a privacy tightrope could renew debates about weakening encryption, escalating a long-running tug of war over privacy and policing in the digital age.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/apple-to-scan-every-device-for-child.html